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.To name my "Grand Old Dame."But you, my bloggy partnersGave her much more than a name,You gave her a poignantstoryAnd one sweet hour of fame.

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And Woody Says - - -

Woody Paige puts fun and witty sayings on his chalk board on the ESPN show, "Around the Horn"

Here are my faves from Paige:

* "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"

* "Those who throw dirt only lose ground."

* "I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger."

* "The road to success is always under construction."

* "I fish, therefore I lie."

* "Dear Algebra, stop asking us to find your X, she's not coming back and I know Y."

* "Teamwork means never having to take all the blame."

* "I barely survived yesterday and now it's already today!"

* "Do you call Santa's helpers subordinate clauses?"

* "So, how many days DID it take to build Rome?"

* "Cancel my subscription, I'm tired of your issues."

* "Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday."

* "Don't sweat petty things . . . or pet sweaty things"

* "Two wrongs are only the beginning"

* "Worrying works. 90% of the things I worry about never happen."

* "I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart."

* "When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone decide to play chess?"

* "Legend: A lie that has the dignity of age."

* "A diamond is forever: The payments are longer."

* "When in doubt, mumble: When in trouble, delegate: When in charge, ponder."

* "I don't have an attitude; I have a personality you can't handle."

* "When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!"

* "It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot."

* "An eye for an eye leaves the world blind."

* "Sports do not build character, they reveal it!"

* "Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture"

* "I'm in shape - round IS a shape."

* "Money talks, but all mine says is "good-bye."

* "If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?"

* "Love is blind but marriage is a real eye-opener!"

* "A dog has an owner. A cat has a staff"

* "I'd like to have more self-esteem, but I don't deserve it!"

* "Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is."

* "Nothing is fool proof to a talented fool."

* "Bacteria - the back door of a cafeteria."

* "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be."

* "Stressed spelled backwards is desserts."

* "As I said before, I never repeat myself."

* "Corduroy pillows: they're making headlines!"

* "Young at heart, slightly older in other places."

* "(I'm) proof that evolution can go in reverse"

* "My reality check bounced"

* "If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?"

* "I hate people who steal my ideas before I think of them."

* "I was uncool before uncool was cool."

* "Middle age: When your age starts to show around your middle"

* "Do not disturb, I'm already disturbed."

* "If an open door is ajar, is an open jar adoor?"

* "March Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change."

* "Telepath Wanted: You know where to apply!"

* "The information went data way"

* "I'm bilingual - I speak English and SMACK!"

* "Mental floss prevents moral decay."

* "Why use a big word when a diminutive one will do?"

* "Why is abbreviation such a long word?"

* "I can see clearly now, the brain is gone."

* "Every morning is the dawn of a new error"

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Quotes of Note

You're born a male but you have to CHOOSE to be a man" - Herm Edwards

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" - Unknown

"They err who think Santa Clause comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart." - Mrs. Paul M. Ell

"Thankfully, our true roots are in heritage and not things. I just need to keep reminding myself that things are only reminders of heritage." - Keetha Broyles, June 21, 2010

"Tears lubricate the soul." - from "Finding Buck McHenry"

"Somehow you must come to understand that God is love, that love is the proof of God, and forgiveness is the proof of love." - The Priest in "Levi's Will" by W. Dale Cramer

"The truth about a man is in what he does, not what he says." - W. Dale Cramer in "Levi's Will"

"Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." - G. K. Chesterton

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From Carol at "Old Glory Cottage"

From Lori E at "Family Trees May Contain Nuts"

From Molly, Vivienne, and Mub

From Kyooty and Lori R at "Altered Glass"

From Vivienne at "The V Spot"

From Grace at "Growing Old With Grace, Lynn at "It's a July Thing", and Joycee at "Granny Mountain"

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Friday, January 18, 2013

True Confessions Frags

.It's Friday, time to clean out all the OLD frags and make room for new.

I thought today, in the interest of full disclosure, I'd share some of my true confessions. Some of these will be totally confessions of my own failings and failures.

Others will point a finger at someone who lives here with me.

It is ALWAYS easier to confess for others than for self. Wink. Wink...

* * * Confession Numero Uno * * *

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When first I THOUGHT of this post, and while going around the house snapping the illustrations to go with it, I chuckled merrily to myself in glee and joy thinking, "what a clever soul am I."

Today when I sit here to POST the post, I think, "Uh - - - not so much."

But being fresh out of OTHER ideas, I am posting my true confessions anyway.

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* * * Confession Numero Dos * * *

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While doing laundry, I hang selected items to finish drying. I hang these in the doorway of the laundry room as well as in assorted OTHER doorways around our home.

Most of the time, I NEGLECT to put them away the MOMENT they are dry, preferring to incorporate them into my decor for half a week or more...

* * * Confession Numero Tres * * *

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Someone in our home loves to keep laundry - - - clean AND already been worn - - - piled up in this chair...

Someone ELSE prefers to keep the chairs looking like this.

I'll let YOU decide who is whom and which is which...

* * * Confession Numero Cuatro * * *

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When all the furor broke this week about Manti Te'o and his alleged "online" girlfriend, I will confess that I understood the online "friend" part.

I think of all of you, my bloggy readers, as REAL LIVE FRIENDS - - - both those of you I've met in person and those of you whom I have not. I have rejoiced with your joys and agonized over your sorrows.

I've even called some of you "girl-friend," albeit in a much different context.

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* * * Confession Numero Cinco * * *

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Normally I allow my sink to overrun with dishes and look like this BEFORE I empty the dishwasher and reload it.

When we start to run out of clean bowls, I know it is TIME.

Of course, someone else who lives here would never even notice - - - at least not enough to spur him on to unloading and loading.

Just sayin' ..

* * * Confession Numero Seis * * *

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This little roll top desk looks quite lovely sitting in the corner of our bedroom until one opens the roll top - - -

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To reveal a den of iniquity, an abomination of desolation.

The owner of said desk is quite pleased with its condition...

However, the OTHER person who lives here prefers to keep their desk looking like this...

* * * Confession Numero Siete * * *

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Fisherhubby tells folks that I have a hundred throw rugs lying around in our small duplex which I expect him to help me shake.

That is a wild exaggeration - - - I only have 23.

The other day the above runner came into the Shepherd's Loft. My friend Kay said I should take it home.

I told her Fisherhubby would KILL me if I brought in ONE MORE RUG.

She said I should take it home anyway, just throw it down somewhere, and see how long it took him to notice.

I threw it at the foot of the bed, as you can clearly see above.

Fisherhubby walked in the door from work at ten pm that night, took one step into the bedroom and yelled: "ANOTHER piece of carpet!?!"

I think 24 is a nice round number...

* * * Confession Numero Ocho * * *

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Someone who lives here likes to keep their closet neat as a pin...

Someone ELSE who lives here prefers to just open their closet door and chuck things in on the floor.

My mother would have called this a pig sty.

I confess, I have called it that a time or ten too...

* * * Confession Numero Nueve * * *

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I waited until Wednesday, January 16, to amass all my Christmas decor on the dining room table prior to packing it away until next year...

The kings stood at attention "on parade" waiting their turn to rest their weary bones in their own storage container home.

By Thursday, January 17, all was stowed away neat as a pin.

Fisherhubby, who only had to carry the plastic totes down the steps to the basement was heard to exclaim: "I think we should buy a very small tree, decorate it, store it decorated covered in a plastic garbage bag, and NOT bring out any OTHER decorations.

My friend Eloise (pronounced E-Lois) told me to call him Scrooge.

But that - - - the January 16th deChristmasizing around here - - - is NOT my true confession.

My TRUE CONFESSION is this: I PLAN to deChristmasize midJanuary or later EVERY year.

That's just the way I roll.

Don't judge. Some of you BEGIN decorating as early as October, so why can't I dedecorate as late as midJanuary? ..

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That's all I've got for today,
So please hurry over to Mrs. 4444's place

Confession: the sink full of dished would put me over the edge. Another confession: We too have a clothes gathering chair in the bedroom. It drives me mad! Confession three (not really a confession): What a lovely bedroom and new rug! Your quilt is very pretty! Confession four: Our tree stood, undecorated and unlit, for nearly a week before we got it into the attic. I'm so ashamed. ;)

What a blessing we are not all a like. I have been cleaning out my closets and getting rid of stuff. I decid3d at this point in my life, all I need is the bear necessitates. Wish I just had a bath, bed and microwave. As it is, I have a three bedroom house, bath and half and large den and kitchen. Look forward to seeing what you will share.

Jeeze we would have to make ALL of the same confessions here. My husband clutters up every square inch he can find, drives me NUTS but I always just breathe and let it go...I want my decorations down before New Years Day but finally gave in and agreed to keep it up until Little Christmas.I agree with you about the Manti story. I met my husband online and we e-mailed for a good 2 months before speaking on the phone for another 2 months and finally meeting. We both say we were in love before we actually met. We married a year later.Like you I have used 'girlfriend' often. Some stuffy'old' folk just don't get it...Manti seems like such a nice young man but I had the craziest feeling something was amiss during that bowl game.I hope the truth comes out soon and I'm hoping he is innocent.So, we have a new head coach for our Eagles. He looks like a young Andy Reid:)Have a fabulous weekend...

So many good things! First I love nutcrackers! I've only got three but someday I'll have enough for them to have their own container.

You are so brave to show your dish pile. I let my dishes sit till about 3 when my son gets home from school. Then I break into cleaning mode. I did learn my lesson this week when I hadn't done them by 4 and my daughters friend and her mom came over and stayed for an hour. Oh. The embarrassment. From now on, definitely by 3! I'm famous for my 5:30 cleaning. Gives me an hour or two to get it perfect before my husband comes home.

I don't pile clothes on a chair. I just never seem to take the folded clean ones out of the basket!

That's a lot of carpet runners, my friend. Please dont' make me come over there with a company of intervention folks. Traveling light is not so bad, at least for me anyway. I like your laundry confession. I hang stuff on the line outside or on shower poles in the house.

Keetha you are a real treasure my girl! Love that you showed your sink. I have waited and waited to see if the Mr would unload clean dishes but it NEVER happens. I just do the best I can but a touch of 'resentment' does creep out now and then!

Oh, dear Lord have mercy, I think I may have more in common with Fisherhubby!!! I would not post a picture of my desk OR the one we share. Yes, even with two, I can't keep things neat or organized. My husband calls the laundry room his other closet because I leave his stuff hanging there. Superhero is way neater than I am.....tears are falling here!

24 rugs - wow - can you step from one rug to another and make it through the house without going off a rug? I didn't notice hardwood floors which need rugs in my opinion.Oh if you are taking a poll - I don't enjoy dishes but have washed pots and pans and loaded/unloaded the dishwasher many times. The dishwasher stuff is much easier than cooking which I avoid.

I recently moved into a place with a dishwasher and I do the very same thing. My goal is to unload it and load as I go. ha ha I'm turning into a throw-rug-a-file. I'm scared the white carpet will get dirty. I once took down my parents huge tree, in February. They were just too busy but it was nice to have it around. In honor of my grandma, I intend to have a few Christmas items out, year 'round. She always did.

My husband was pretty accommodating with the take down and putting up of our decorations this year! I have to say that things are opposite her at are house. My husband is super neat. I am neat but don't open the cabinet door!!!